Houston vs Karaj - Cost of Living Comparison

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Houston Karaj
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2248
$741
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5589
$1746
🏠 One person rent
$1325
$392
🏘️ Family rent
$2490
$617
🍽️ Food expenses
$564
$199
🚐 Transport expenses
$201
$29.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4672
$251
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
100
76
😀 Quality of life
92
55
🏙️ Population
2.3M
1.59M

The cost of living in Houston is 203% more expensive than in Karaj. Cities ranked 1258th and 6711th ($2248 vs $741) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1108th and 9th in the United States and Iran, respectively. Check the United States vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Houston compared to 0.3 months in Karaj. Houston ranked 13th best city to live in the United States vs Karaj ranked 2nd in Iran, while ranked 82nd and 5889th among best cities to live in the world.

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Houston Karaj
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.2
$3.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66.3
$13
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.71
$3.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.52
$0.5
 Cappuccino
$5.31
$1.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.49
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1392
$291
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1059
$398
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2964
$801
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2036
$547
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$132
$8.41
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$200
$12.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68
$6.52
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.66%
21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2925
$1172
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2076
$704
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.25
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.1
$13.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.7
$2.71
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.79
$0.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$0.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.07
$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$2.05
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.95
$1.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$4.11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$4.05
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.9
$9.04
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.51
$0.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.69
$0.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$0.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.46
$0.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.15
$0.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.9
$0.75
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.02
$0.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.66
$2.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.31
$16.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.09
$4.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.86
$2.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.26
$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.9
$20.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.7
$1.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$110
$115
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.9
$7.97
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.2
$28.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$133
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1368
$124
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22908
$886

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Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Pasadena
$2101
25 km or 15 mi Pearland
$2080
25 km or 16 mi Missouri
$2143
27 km or 17 mi Deer Park
$2089
29 km or 18 mi Sugar Land
$2164
32 km or 20 mi Spring
$2093
33 km or 21 mi Friendswood
$2035
35 km or 22 mi La Porte
$2074
40 km or 25 mi Baytown
$2084
41 km or 25 mi League
$1983
42 km or 26 mi Alvin
$2003
47 km or 29 mi Rosenberg
$2151
48 km or 30 mi The Woodlands
$2692
59 km or 37 mi Texas City
$1971
62 km or 38 mi Conroe
$1798
76 km or 47 mi Galveston
$1844
81 km or 50 mi Lake Jackson
$2063
108 km or 67 mi Huntsville
$2129
126 km or 78 mi Beaumont
$1653
129 km or 80 mi College Station
$1764
138 km or 86 mi Bryan
$1890
140 km or 87 mi Port Arthur
$1865
186 km or 115 mi Lufkin
$1838
188 km or 117 mi Victoria
$2231
203 km or 126 mi Sulphur
$2004
215 km or 134 mi Lake Charles
$1960
217 km or 135 mi Nacogdoches
$1468
229 km or 142 mi Pflugerville
$2211
234 km or 145 mi Austin
$2473
236 km or 146 mi Round Rock
$2145
239 km or 149 mi Temple
$2186
242 km or 150 mi Kyle
$2223
242 km or 150 mi Georgetown
$2194
247 km or 153 mi San Marcos
$2226
249 km or 155 mi Cedar Park
$2232
250 km or 156 mi Seguin
$2177
254 km or 158 mi Leander
$2250
261 km or 162 mi Waco
$2223
262 km or 163 mi Harker Heights
$2075
264 km or 164 mi New Braunfels
$2156

Cities near Karaj

Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Mohammadshahr
$697
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Kamal Shahr
$693
10 km or 6.5 mi Fardis
$699
13 km or 8.3 mi Andisheh
$696
17 km or 10 mi Qods
$706
17 km or 10 mi Malard
$701
19 km or 12 mi Shahriar
$708
33 km or 21 mi Nasimshahr
$706
36 km or 22 mi Nazarabad
$659
38 km or 24 mi Eslamshahr
$716
38 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$690
43 km or 26 mi Tehran
$797
46 km or 28 mi Golestan
$722
50 km or 31 mi Ray
$720
69 km or 43 mi Qarchak
$693
74 km or 46 mi Pakdasht
$689
77 km or 48 mi Pardis
$675
79 km or 49 mi Khak-e Ali
$615
87 km or 54 mi Varamin
$673
100 km or 62 mi Qazvin
$627
104 km or 65 mi Saveh
$542
130 km or 81 mi Qom
$472
144 km or 90 mi Amol
$550
174 km or 108 mi Babol
$468
177 km or 110 mi Lahijan
$578
185 km or 115 mi Qaem Shahr
$564
204 km or 127 mi Rasht
$559
205 km or 128 mi Sari
$670
208 km or 129 mi Kashan
$575
220 km or 137 mi Semnan
$607
225 km or 140 mi Arak
$462
242 km or 150 mi Zanjan
$474
249 km or 155 mi Hamadan
$453
259 km or 161 mi Malayer
$470
294 km or 183 mi Borujerd
$513
311 km or 193 mi Dorud
$518
333 km or 207 mi Shahin Shahr
$554
334 km or 208 mi Gorgan
$689
350 km or 218 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$564
354 km or 220 mi Khorramabad
$559